Ualis-ualisan PRODUCT NAME
Sida rhombifolia L. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Ualis-ualisan |
| Local Name: | Basbasot (Bontoc); Singitan, takkit-vaca, Nangnangisit (Union); Sinutan (Cagayan); Takim-vaca (Pangasinan); Takling-vaca (Pangasinan, Batanes Is.); Ualis-ualisan (Bataan) |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
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| Product Description: | An erect, branched shrub 0.5 to 1.3 meters in height. The leaves are alternate, 1-4cm long, apex is pointed or rounded, the lower surface covered with very short, pale hairs, the margins toothed. The flowers occur singly in the axils of the leaves; the corolla is yellow and 1.5-1.8cm in diameter |
| NTFP Classification: | Exudates and extracts, Crafts and furniture making |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is common in open waste places throughout the Philippines |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | bark, bast |
| Uses: | Fiber is used for making crafts. |
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| Market Information: | This species yields a good fiber to which considerable attention has been paid in India and other countries. It is claimed that the fiber is too good to be used as a substitute for jute |
| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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